CSIR-WRI turns fish wastewater into crop production input

13, GNA – Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI) scientists have developed an integrated aquaculture-agriculture system to boost food production while reducing pollution from fish farming wastewater.

The system seeks to convert nutrient-rich wastewater from fish production into an input for crop production, reducing waste and making better use of limited water resources.

He said the Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture System involved assessing the nutrient content of wastewater from fish production and using it to grow crops according to their nutrient requirements.